The bar is so so very very low.
Such that simply being competitive is a reason to feel, well, not that bad.
At least for some Cardinal fans.
You know, like it’s just a cold with a little fever, runny nose, bad cough. Because a drive through test comes back negative for you know what. So, you quaff some chicken broth, knock down some Tylenol, chug a few slugs of Delsym Day or Night 12 Hour Cough Relief.
You pull the covers over your head and hope you can sleep.
And, pray the Russkie army hasn’t gathered at the Oldham, Bullitt, Shelby and Spencer county lines, looking for an excuse to annex Nulu.